Peace Arch Entertainment

Peace Arch Entertainment ("PAE") (formerly Vidatron Entertainment) was a Canadian motion picture and television production company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with offices in Los Angeles and Vancouver. The company produced and acquired feature films and television programs for worldwide distribution.

Peace Arch Entertainment
TypeProduction company
IndustryMotion pictures
Founded1981
DefunctMay 16, 2013
FateBankruptcy
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario
,
Canada
Key people
Michael Taylor
John Flock
Julie Sultan
Jennifer Graham
Paul Gardner

History

Founded in 1981 as a home entertainment distributor, Peace Arch Entertainment got its name from the famous Peace Arch monument located on the Canada–US border near Blaine, Washington. Much like the monument represents an "open door" policy between the United States and Canada, PAE sought to promote the same form of unity within the company.

It was originally known as Medco, before renaming it in 1985, to Vidatron Entertainment, and the company went public.[1] In 1997, the company had bought out Sugar Entertainment.[2] In 1999, it was then renamed to Peace Arch Entertainment, and continues to develop their own projects.[3]

Peace Arch Entertainment filed for bankruptcy on May 16, 2013.[4]

Filmography

Television series

References
  1. "History of Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc. – FundingUniverse". www.fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  2. Weiner, Rex (1997-01-13). "Vidatron Group buys Sugar Ent". Variety. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  3. Graser, Marc (1999-10-18). "'Wave' 1st series with Web music". Variety. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  4. http://www.schonfeldinc.com/PDF/Notice_of_Bankruptcy_to_Creditors_May_17-2013.pdf
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